Russia Says It Has American Basketball Player in Custody

A Russian news agency identified Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner, left, as the American women’s basketball player detained in Russia after customs officials said they found hashish oil in her luggage at an airport.Credit…Paul Beaty/Associated Press The Russian Federal Customs Service said that its officials had detained an American basketball player after finding vape cartridges that contained hashish oil in her luggage at the Sheremetyevo airport near Moscow.

The Customs Service said in a statement that the player had won two Olympic gold medals with the United States, but it did not release the player’s name. The Russian news agency […]

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